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Maxwell Wheat asks the President to read a poem with each military discussion

Posted on November 19, 2009 by kwilder

Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. First Poet Laureate of Nassau County, New York 2007-09 November  11, 2009 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D. C. 20500 Open Letter to President Barack Obama: Moments for Poetic Language in Military Decisions Dear President Obama: Respectfully, I suggest inclusion […]

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The power of writing in: Candidates win in PA, and other write-ins listed in media

Posted on November 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Perhaps because I am a poet, I find writing in to be a powerful tool, even if the idea or candidate I write in does not win. At least I get to express what I believe and what I demand (in order to get my vote the next time.) The usual people who see […]

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Suffolk County: Coram man dead after being tasered by police

Posted on November 15, 2009 by kwilder

I don’t think that the activist community in Suffolk County realized our police had tasers. People should try to stop the use of this weapon. It has a history of abuse and suffering. Police think it is non-lethal, so they overuse it, which creates consequences like the death of a man in Coram. There are […]

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Sad news: Keith Romaine

Posted on November 14, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Recently re-elected Brookhaven Councilperson Keith Romaine died this morning. It is sad on a variety of levels…he was young;  he had just worked hard in a campaign; and his dad is Ed Romaine, a Republican lawmaker who has been very cordial and listening to local greens. Information about Keith Romaine’s funeral is: here. Story: […]

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Nassau County, LI: Republican challenger Mangano leads Democratic Party incumbent Suozzi

Posted on November 10, 2009 by kwilder

November 29th update: As per The New York Times: As of Wednesday [November 25], with all but a handful of the ballots counted, Mr. Suozzi trailed by 217 votes November 17th Update: As per this story at Long Island Press: “Mangano took the lead last week by 497 votes following a re-canvassing of voting machines. […]

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Photos 11/09 Babylon Green Party: Selling of 9/11

Posted on November 4, 2009 by iwilder

More information at Babylon Green Party: The Selling of 9/11 on 11/4/09 7p

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Tonight! Fri., Nov 6th: PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse

Posted on November 3, 2009 by kwilder

This month…Sonny Meadows, Alan Semerdjian, Maxwell Wheat and Bob Westcott…

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Lever Voting Machines Still in New York

Posted on November 3, 2009 by iwilder

Please write in “Audrey Capozzi” for Suffolk County Treasurer. (see explanation below) KW: Ian and I went to vote today, at our polling station in North Babylon, New York. They are still using the old voting machines. So, to write-in, you slide back the blue rectangle at the top, write the name of the person […]

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If the war came to your backyard, would you try to stop it?

Posted on October 28, 2009 by kwilder

Do you know that a company in Long Island, New York, is part of manufacturing parts for predator drones? Predator drones are operated by men and women in Nevada, who program them to kill people half a world away in Iraq and Afghanistan. (A Democracy Now! story about drones linked here and excerpted below.) Will […]

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Lisa Votino-Tarrant: Upcoming Events You Want to Know About

Posted on October 26, 2009 by iwilder

Wednesday, October 28th, 7:00pm, Southampton High School Auditorium – “Why We Migrate: Stories of Mexico’s Displaced” An Evening With Ana Maria Garcia. Ana Maria is an activist from Oaxaca, Mexico. She works with family farmers and indigenous communities to confront the root problem of migration. She co-founded the non-profit EDUCA to defend the rights the […]

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Newsday has cut you off!

Posted on October 22, 2009 by kwilder

KW: On a splash page at Newsday.com it announces that their content will be pay-only as of October 28th. After that day, in order to read Newsday on line, you will have to subscribe, or be an Optimum on-line customer with them and register with them. A story at Editor and Publisher here puts it […]

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Sat. Oct. 24: Celebrate Dennis Urlaub and SOA Watch

Posted on October 22, 2009 by kwilder

After a day of great activities for peace and justice, come eat and relax and raise funds for a great cause and pay tribute to a great guy! Fundraiser for 2009 SOA Watch in Columbus Georgia In Honor of DENNIS URLAUB for his tireless work for Peace & Justice Saturday, October 24th 6:00-10:00 PM (with […]

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LI WINS: Suffolk Exec Distorts Popularity Among Latinos

Posted on October 21, 2009 by iwilder

They say numbers don’t lie. But people can lie about numbers. On Monday, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy issued a press release trumpeting his popularity with Hispanic voters, citing a poll from the well-respected Siena College Research Institute as evidence. What Levy neglected to mention, though, was that the statistics supposedly proving his “popularity” among […]

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Newsday coverage: Interfaith service/”World March for Peace”

Posted on October 18, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Our local peace groups received some attention from Newsday, a mainstream, daily newspaper here in Long Island. Great to see peace and nonviolence celebrated a bit in the papers. There are two videos of a related event below. For a string of Long Island events leading up to the march, go: here. (excerpt from) […]

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